Don't know how it was Netflix's most watched movie, at least that's what some articles reported on the Internet.
Gotta admit the trailer I viewed made it seem interesting and I did watched it.
But the acting by most of the side characters were horrible, like high school drama class play level talents, but only C+ level performance at best.
The first act was okay, setting up the back story and motivation for the main protagonist.
Second act was predictable, and even the double cross was predictable, because of how the movie progressed up to that point, so the "big bad" reveal was pretty much telegraphed or leaked by just keeping track of how much time is still left before the end of the movie.
Third act, predictable with almost no plot twist and the hero did his job to complete his primary objectives. He did failed the hostage rescue bonus objective and the acting to end the film made it feel like it was no big deal at all. So much for the grief of a daughter losing her dad. Or that scene was filmed way before and the actors had no clue about that minor detail in storytelling.
Just another movie with good potentials, getting sloppy with the progression of the film, and losing steam or good script to finish strong. So par for just about 90+% of Netflix movies.
Does it deserve the less than 4 out of 10 aggregate review rating? I think that's a bit harsh. I gave it 4, but it was not a 5, but I also viewed it with original Polish audio track, so the voiceover in English might be even more terrible, thus justifying the low user rating.
Netflix, don't give up, but do urge your directors and actors to do better on Netflix original projects.
Gotta admit the trailer I viewed made it seem interesting and I did watched it.
But the acting by most of the side characters were horrible, like high school drama class play level talents, but only C+ level performance at best.
The first act was okay, setting up the back story and motivation for the main protagonist.
Second act was predictable, and even the double cross was predictable, because of how the movie progressed up to that point, so the "big bad" reveal was pretty much telegraphed or leaked by just keeping track of how much time is still left before the end of the movie.
Third act, predictable with almost no plot twist and the hero did his job to complete his primary objectives. He did failed the hostage rescue bonus objective and the acting to end the film made it feel like it was no big deal at all. So much for the grief of a daughter losing her dad. Or that scene was filmed way before and the actors had no clue about that minor detail in storytelling.
Just another movie with good potentials, getting sloppy with the progression of the film, and losing steam or good script to finish strong. So par for just about 90+% of Netflix movies.
Does it deserve the less than 4 out of 10 aggregate review rating? I think that's a bit harsh. I gave it 4, but it was not a 5, but I also viewed it with original Polish audio track, so the voiceover in English might be even more terrible, thus justifying the low user rating.
Netflix, don't give up, but do urge your directors and actors to do better on Netflix original projects.